What would you do?

"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
05/24/2016 at 18:22 • Filed to: None

Driving down a road with cars parked on both sides and only one lane of traffic. A cube van of some sort stops in front of me just stops in the middle of the road and the driver starts texting. After about 10 seconds, I give her two quick beeps and the passenger tries to wave me around the van, there is no room to go around the van. I give another couple quick beeps and wait about 10 seconds... Nothing. At all.

Then I fucking laid on the horn for 10 seconds and the passenger continues to flail her arms at me motioning me to go around in the space that isn’t there. Still nothing. Then I lay on the horn for 7 or so seconds and the passenger gets out, starts screaming at me that I can go around. Then I yell “You’re in the middle of the damn road” and she then realizes that there wasn’t enough space for me to go around and tells the driver to move.

I had places to be, so I think I was justified. I’m usually a calm driver, I only flip people off occasionally.

DISCUSSION (19)

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > jkm7680
05/24/2016 at 18:27

Id do the same exact thing.

Don’t know why they didn’t look around to see they were in the way.

Some people are idiots

jkm7680 > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
05/24/2016 at 18:28

Totally agree, haha.

My citroen won't start > jkm7680
05/24/2016 at 18:29

I have used the horn for much less.

jkm7680 > My citroen won't start
05/24/2016 at 18:30

I’m guilty of that as well.

I did it more with the Audi because the horn was more “GRRRR FUCK YOU MOVE” than the one on the VW.

scoob > jkm7680
05/24/2016 at 18:30

The same thing.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > jkm7680
05/24/2016 at 18:31

Probably the same thing. But I wouldn't wait as long to lean on the horn.

OPPOsaurus WRX > jkm7680
05/24/2016 at 18:32

Lately I would give one nice beep then unlease hell. I’ve been having anger issues with traffic lately

jkm7680 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/24/2016 at 18:32

It was probably move like 5-6 seconds, I was trying to be somewhat patient though. Until she just decided to sit there in the middle of the damn road, even with angry Jkm honking at her.

My citroen won't start > jkm7680
05/24/2016 at 18:32

I do it a lot more often in the Citroen, because the horn is both button-operated and very loud.

Kinja'd!!!

jkm7680 > My citroen won't start
05/24/2016 at 18:32

Love that layout, haha.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > jkm7680
05/24/2016 at 18:33

Yeah I’m not fucking up my car because someone else is being a dunce and can’t gauge distances to my comfort level.

In my opinion, you handled it too well.

CaptDale - is secretly British > jkm7680
05/24/2016 at 18:34

I would have done the same thing, but laid on the horn quicker!

jkm7680 > OPPOsaurus WRX
05/24/2016 at 18:34

Also you have the amazing horn tone.

Alfalfa > jkm7680
05/24/2016 at 18:40

I once had a similar situation at my old apartment complex. Someone was waiting in their car right in front my parking spot. I waited a few minutes, then gave them a quick honk. They waved me around, not realizing that I wasn’t trying to get around them. Honked again, driver came out and yelled at me to go around. I told her she was blocking my parking spot and she stormed off very upset. I knew she was a stupid and horrible person before this, so I wasn’t terribly surprised. She was eventually evicted.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > jkm7680
05/24/2016 at 18:46

I would connect my tow rope to their car and start dragging their car backwards down the street.

jkm7680 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
05/24/2016 at 18:57

Oooh, good idea!

Ferdinand Adlersflügel > jkm7680
05/24/2016 at 19:02

I would say you were justified. I am on hyper alert with my honking, and I consider myself to be a fairly calm driver.

Just yesterday morning I was sitting in my car gathering up my keys and phone and I see a very beat up Maxima driven by a young person start trying to park in front of me. I pause for a moment to see what they are doing because they really can’t parallel park. They get it in the space and they are backing up way too fast and way too close. I give them a honk and they stop about a foot from me. The driver gets out to check their progress and starts backing up again. They are very close and I lay on the horn. They bump into me, pull forward, get out, made sure their car was okay, and said, “oops, I didn’t see you.”

My license plate bolts pierced their bumper but my car is fine. A police officer was watching across the street and wrote the young driver a ticket.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > jkm7680
05/24/2016 at 19:02

my horn isn’t working, I would have been stuck for all eternity.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > jkm7680
05/24/2016 at 19:11

You are a saint. I routinely lay on the horn for minutes (or miles) due to an infraction like that. If they still failed to move, I probably would have pushed their car into an interaction.